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1. An On-farm Experimental Philosophy for Farmer-centric Digital InnovationIn this paper, we review learnings gained from early On-Farm Experiments (OFE) conducted in the broadacre Australian grain industry from the 1990s to the present day. Although the initiative was originally centered around the possibilities of new data and analytics in precision agriculture, we discovered that OFEs could represent a platform for engaging farmers around digital technologies and innovation. Insight from interacting closely with farmers and advisors leads us to argue for a change... S. Cook, M. Lacoste, F. Evans, M. Ridout, M. Gibberd, T. Oberthur |
2. On-Farm Experimentation and Decision-Support WorkshopThis 3-hour workshop discusses the requirements, methods and theories that may be used to assist in making optimal crop management decisions. The first part will focus on on-farm experimentation (OFE): 1) organization and benefits of OFE; 2) social processes and engagement; 3) designs, data and statistics. The second part will demonstrate how to generate insights applicable at the individual farm level using results from research trials collected in a diversity of contexts. Data sharing, meta-analyses... S. Cook, M. Lacoste, F. Evans, N. Tremblay, V. Adamchuk |
3. Farmer-centric OFE: What’s in it for Scientists?Farmers experiment on their farm every year to learn how to use new inputs, techniques and technologies, but also to invent new ways to farm. This has been the process through which agriculture has evolved over the last millennia; they do it whether or not scientists are involved. Traditionally, scientists have not been involved because of the lack of scientific rigor in farmer-led OFE. However, digital agriculture opens new possibilities for learning from farmer-centric OFE. But why would... L. Longchamps, M. Lacoste, K. Rohrbaugh |